Companies House Identity Verification Process for Directors & Persons with Significant Control

UK regulations require all Company Directors and PSCs verify their identity. This is part of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act to help prevent fraud and money laundering.

Company Directors

You’ll will need to provide the Companies House Personal Code and a verification statement for each Director on the annual Confirmation Statement.

You’ll need to provide identity verification details to incorporate a new company or be a Director of an existing company.

Person with Significant Control (PSC) 

You’ll need to provide your personal code to Companies House for your role as a PSC.

Our Service & Fees

Our fee to manage the verification process directly with Companies House is:

• ID verification for Director: £80 + VAT per person (3 – 4 days)
• ID verification for Director: £120 + VAT per person (24 hrs)

Using an Authorised Corporate Service Provider (ASCP)

As an Authorised Corporate Service Provider, we are regulated by HMRC, registered by Companies House and supervised by the UK Anti-Money Laundering body.

Our responsibilities include verifying the identity of Directors and Persons with Significant Control.

Information and Documents Required for Verification

To complete the necessary verification, we will ask you to upload four documents, including photo ID and two recently dated items to confirm your residential address and lastly photo / selfie holding your ID document – clear, high resolution of the items should be submitted:

• Full name, including any previous names
• Date of birth
• Current home address
• Address history for the past 12 months.
• email address.

Identity documents:

• Passport or
• EU photocard driving licence or
• EU Biometric identity card
• Photograph/selfie holding your photo ID
• Proof of Address – (utility bill and credit card/bank statement dated within the last 3 months)

Please upload your documents using the link below:

Upload Due Diligence Documents

Personal code

The personal code is linked to the individual, not their role or the corporate entity. Therefore, if someone is both a director and a PSC, or a director of multiple companies, we only submit one application.

Individuals with a non-biometric passport or non-UK nationality/residency status may face difficulty with the online verification requirements.

As an authorised agent, we can complete this verification on your behalf to ensure seamless compliance with the new regulations.